NKX6.1 transcription factor: a crucial regulator of pancreatic β cell development, identity, and proliferation

Abstract Understanding the biology underlying the mechanisms and pathways regulating pancreatic β cell development is necessary to understand the pathology of diabetes mellitus (DM), which is characterized by the progressive reduction in insulin-producing β cell mass. Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) c...

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Main Authors: Idil I. Aigha, Essam M. Abdelalim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Stem Cell Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13287-020-01977-0